Corporate & Contracts
Forming the US company and actually opening it.
Registering a company in the United States takes a few days. Making it operational — federal tax ID, bank account, local licenses, annual filings — takes all the rest of the work, and that is where most projects stall.
What it covers
Choice of state and legal form
Assessing jurisdiction and legal form against where you will actually operate, how you want profits to come back and what you expect over the next few years.
Incorporation and tax ID
Articles and bylaws, appointment of officers, registered agent, and the federal tax ID application, including for owners with no US tax number.
Bank account and licenses
Support in opening the business bank account and registering with the state, county and municipality, including the licenses your activity requires.
Annual filings
Annual reports, franchise taxes, minutes and corporate books: the housekeeping that keeps the company in good standing year after year.
An incorporated company is not yet an operating company.
Between registration and the first payment received there are steps that look like formalities from Italy and are not in the United States: a federal tax ID for foreign owners, a bank account that requires an officer to appear in person, city licenses that change from one municipality to the next.
We prepare the paperwork in the right order and deal with the banks and local offices, because every step skipped is paid for in weeks of waiting later on.